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#7

Dear Lis,

I remain

Your's faithfully

M. Adams

My address is,

Captain Adams,

Monterey,

California

I understand that you have seen a gentleman. So distressing for it seems too plain that he is afflicted with mortal disease.

On the other hand, the public interest and the claims of those who are able to render active service must not be neglected. I will find the facts and dates in the minutes on 6560. The Council gave Mr. Adams 6 months leave from the 13th of May, without pay, which point stood over for your decision. Mr. Adams in his present letter asks to add another 6 months. I think that this is out of the question. But with regard to the grant of pay for six months from the 13th of May, the matter seems to me more open to consideration. In these questions of prolonged leave for sickness, the mere pecuniary saving by withholding half pay seems to me a secondary matter. The use of the half pay is as a check; and the real evil to be guarded against is keeping high Officers indefinitely in a provisional state, and of denying promotion to those who do the work, in order to be kind to the sufferers who are in England.

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#7 Dear Lis, I remain Your's faithfully M. Adams My address is, Captain Adams, Monterey, California I understand that you have seen a gentleman. So distressing for it seems too plain that he is afflicted with mortal disease. On the other hand, the public interest and the claims of those who are able to render active service must not be neglected. I will find the facts and dates in the minutes on 6560. The Council gave Mr. Adams 6 months leave from the 13th of May, without pay, which point stood over for your decision. Mr. Adams in his present letter asks to add another 6 months. I think that this is out of the question. But with regard to the grant of pay for six months from the 13th of May, the matter seems to me more open to consideration. In these questions of prolonged leave for sickness, the mere pecuniary saving by withholding half pay seems to me a secondary matter. The use of the half pay is as a check; and the real evil to be guarded against is keeping high Officers indefinitely in a provisional state, and of denying promotion to those who do the work, in order to be kind to the sufferers who are in England. Page
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Mr.

the menite

I remain

Dear Lis

Your's faith firtly

M.. Adams

My address is,

1

Captain Axans polas Hyppyne

نعمهم

Calono

Monterey star

andwill

I understand that you have seen

distressing for it seenis too plain that he affliated with mortal

disease

gentleman. Sio

this

me

z

#7

6

those J

B

On the other hand the public & interest and the claims who are able to reuber active sevice must not be neglected. I will find the facts

and dates in the

mninutes on 6560. The Cavema

gave

Mr. Adams 6 months leave from the 13th of May, without pay, which ponit stood over for your dearsions.

IN Adams in his present letter

acho

yo

#

to add another. 6 months.

I think that this is out

of the greation. But with regard to the grant of pay for six months -from the 13" of May,

the matter

seems to me more open to consideration In these prestions of prolonged leave for sickness the mere pecuniary saving by withholding half pay seans to me a secondary matter.

of reposing the

the half pay is as

The use

a check; and the real evil to ben

guarded against is keeping high Offing undefinitely in a provisimal state. and of denying promotion to those who do the work, in order be kind to the sufferers who are in England.

mayh

Now

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